A ubiquitous organism found nearly everywhere in the environment, Salmonella infections have been prevalent in swine populations for decades. Nearly all swine herds are infected with one or more of the 2,500+ different Salmonella serotypes,1 posing significant challenges to pig health and performance and some food safety risk.
Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Choleraesuis. Typhimurium and Choleraesuis present significant challenges to pig health and performance, and Typhimurium also poses food safety risks to humans.
of Salmonella Typhimurium that has emerged as the predominant Salmonella serotype isolated from clinical cases in the U.S. swine population.2,3 The monophasic variant is also one of the main serotypes associated with salmonellosis.3
subclinical forms. Signs of clinical salmonellosis include diarrhea and septicemia. Subclinical signs are harder to identify, and can include weight loss, decreased appetite and poor feed conversion, leading to poor performance.
